A home server for service convergence and energy-saving, and a method for
controlling the same are disclosed to provide broadcast services,
Internet services, game platform services, and a broadband network
distribution function required by each home network. The home server
includes a broadcast processor, a service, a network distribution, a
power-supply unit for providing a power-supply signal to each module of
the home server, and a power-supply controller. The power-supply
controller controls on/off operations of the power-supply signal
transmitted from the power-supply unit to each module of the home server
according to services and operation states of the service processor and
the network distribution unit.